Cost of living comparison
France is 95.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in France instead of Poland, you would:
pay 98.7% more for restaurants
Poland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.38
zł29.96
|
$15.40
€15.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.78
zł27.16
|
$9.27
€9.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
zł5.38
|
$2.52
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
zł4.65
|
$1.72
€1.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Poland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
zł3.83
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.88
zł13.54
|
$7.87
€7.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
zł10.68
|
$4.00
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
zł10.38
|
$3.05
€2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
zł8.50
|
$4.55
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.74
|
$1.27
€1.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
zł2.26
|
$0.94
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
zł2.62
|
$1.22
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
zł5.34
|
$1.40
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
zł1.20
|
$0.82
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
zł1.47
|
$1.04
€1.02
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
Poland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
zł24.64
|
$7.91
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
zł103.53
|
$49.29
€48.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,306.67
zł85,967.32
|
$24,317.30
€23,871.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
zł28.17
|
$16.72
€16.41
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
Poland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.51
zł58.76
|
$28.65
€28.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.49
zł1,941.73
|
$705.48
€692.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.60
zł1,702.77
|
$568.84
€558.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.53
zł692.78
|
$118.36
€116.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Poland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$215.19
zł1,010.51
|
$733.34
€719.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,676.15
zł26,654.95
|
$9,235.26
€9,065.95
|
|
pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
zł9.73
|
$5.55
€5.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
zł10.75
|
$2.80
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
zł18.38
|
$10.30
€10.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.21
zł127.76
|
$35.94
€35.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
zł26.07
|
$10.50
€10.31
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
Poland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.88
zł295.26
|
$80.49
€79.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.43
zł142.90
|
$35.46
€34.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.46
zł288.59
|
$85.42
€83.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.40
zł344.67
|
$117.33
€115.17
|
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